The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1887-03-25
TERRITORIAL CLATTER.


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Las Cruces.
Manzano. Valencia county. wants a
newspaper.
Judge Prince is lecturing on New
Mexico In New Jersey.
Albuquerque styles herself the future
capital ~ New Mexico.
The erection OF 40 stamp mill Is
contemplated at silver CITY.
Capt. Jack Crawford. the poet scout,
has gone on a tour 10 Arizona
Santa Fe anticipates a $3.50 600 wool.
en- mill. established by Minneapolis
capital.
On a calital investment of s250OOO
the Kingston mines have produced ST.
l75U0.
Il is said san Marcial viii experience
a building boom the coming spring and
summer.
O'Cuunnel, the Grant county mur.
Gerer has been granted a respite tall
April 29th.
Mayor Bahney. Of soccrro. hes sold
bis interest IN TIE Cook Peak mining
company for SlOoO0
The Sralam colony of cranks are
having a great deal OF trouble this
term OF court at Las Cruces.
Preparations to engage in the silk
culture on a large scale the coming
yelr are b,iug made al ~ocorro.
NJ. W. Mills and Z. N. Johnson re
Gently sold their coal mining property
at Amago, Rio Alr,ta county, for S2l,-
600.
4 Mr.. Smith hgd two fine Hamilton
stations stolen recently fom his ranch
near Lordsburg. They were worth $500
puch.
New Mexico Is the third territory in
AREA and its resources when developed
will m,k il one Of .fie richest states in
the Unu1.
Over 10000 fruit trees were sci out
in New Mexico last year. II is thought
Il still larger number will he planted
This year.
a meeting of the Territorial Fair
association is called tn meet at the
hoard of trade rooms in Albuquerque
an hari'h 2Sth.
At Las Cruces the grand jury has
found an indictment against Charles
Melville, charging him with the Fill
ing of Pablo Madrid.
Farmers in the Rio Grande valley
are now busiy engaged in planting.
The acreage under cultivation will be
largely increased this season.
There are Indications of n boom IN
the Hell Canyon country which will
equal or surpass that already com.
mencel in the vicinity OF Golden.
The loss of cattle on the ranges dur.
ing this winter is too small to estimate
One half OF one per cent. will more
than cover IL now, and there is no more
risk except in long continued drouth.
Petrlied shell fish ten inches in di.
ameler and fossil remains of ee's or
water Serpents several feet in length
have been found in tie Organ noun.
tains. about twenty miles from Las
Cruces.
Large quantities Of ore. consigned to
the Soco'To smeters. continue TO ar.
rive daily, and the mines IN the sur.
rounding districts are being more
thoroughly developed than at any time
in The past.
Miss Millie Davenport. who opened
the Gem theatre in Silver City some
weeks since, skipped out and forgot
several Of her little bills around town
hut ut TIE earnest solicitation of Dan
Tucker. at Deming. she remittcd by
wire.
A Minneapolis gentleman is Santa
Fe negotiating Tor adjacent timber
land lie contemplates putting up 4
saw mill aud establishing manu-
factory for turning out model cot
tages,' or frame buildings which car
he transported to any point 1t thu
souihWe est all ready to be put up will
bolts and screws.
d. Thurman recently rode into Lin
coin heavily armed. saving he had kill
ed soldier ct Fort stanton. and soli
cited money from his friends will